The most synthetic representation of the ICARE (Image CARtography Expert) system in its "automatic mapping" aspect, is represented as follows:

The expert knowledge is stored in a knowledge base as a set of production rules with certainty factors.

A production rule describes a particular context in the conclusion part with a certainty factor giving a frequency degree of the corresponding class in that context.

The facts data base is composed of the image to be interpreted and the associated out-image geocoded data.

• ICARE - Expert System Description
• Knowledge Base
• Construction of the Knowledge Base
• Possible Forms of "Pointwise" Rules
• Knowledge Base Production Rules for Palni Hills
• Fact Data Base
• Inference Engine
• Algorithm
• Rules' Conclusions Computation
• Practical Example
• Maximum Likelihood Method
• Maximum Likelihood Classification
• ICARE Classification (imp=0.3)
• ICARE Classification (imp=0.6)
• ICARE Classification (imp=0.9)
• Discussion